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  • Over 20 Years Ago A Retired Couple, Concerned ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003
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     | 1,799 views

    Over 20 years ago a retired couple, concerned about the threat of nuclear war, decided to carefully research the safest place on earth to which they could move and live. They studied and traveled, traveled and studied. Finally they found THE PLACE. And on Christmas they sent their pastor a card ...read more

  • William Phelps Taught English Literature At Yale ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
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     | 2,230 views

    William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. Marking an examination paper shortly before Christmas one year, Phelps came across the note: " This is a mystery to me. Only God knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • Tommy Tenney Says, "The Gospel Of Jesus Christ ...  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Wafford on Nov 24, 2004
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    Tommy Tenney says, “The gospel of Jesus Christ is a practical gospel that is as concerned with doing something as it is with being something. Good works won’t get you into heaven, but once you receive new life from Jesus, he expects you to do what he did for the rest ...read more

  • When Asked, "Which Factor Most Influences Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2006
     | 1,240 views

    When asked, “Which factor most influences your decision to try a new product?” college students responded as follows: · 44% Word of mouth (Adweek 6/7/99) · 22% Advertising · 22% Price · 10% Brand name · 2% Packaging · 19% of college students shell out ...read more

  • The Nonprofit Sector Generated Direct/Interactive ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
     | 2,108 views

    The nonprofit sector generated direct/interactive donations and sales of $102.5 billion says Direct Marketing Association. That represents 7% of all ’99 direct/interactive sales in the U.S. The total is comprised of $80.8 billion in donations, $17.6 billion in mail ...read more

  • Location Is Not The Key: Couch Growth Specialist ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,400 views

    Location Is Not The Key: Couch Growth Specialist Dr. Thom Ranier’s new research concludes, to his surprise, there is little correlation between a church’s location and its growth. So what is the biggest factor in a church breakthrough? If there is any one basic lesson to learn, it is to lead the ...read more

  • Religious Gifts Are In Great Demand Claims John ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 1,303 views

    Religious Gifts are in great demand claims John Erich, Dallas Int’l Gift & Home Accessories Market show manager. Religious/Inspirational has become such a larger category (more than 117 religious exhibitors) for the New York Int’l Gift Fair that they’ve added ...read more

  • Yes, It Is A Press, Certainly, But A Press From ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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    "Yes, it is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams, the most abundant and most marvelous liquor that has ever flowed to relieve the thirst of men! Through it , God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter ...read more

  • At What Point Did The Straw Break The Camel's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    At what point did the straw break the camel’s back? In his Treatise on One-Humped Camels in Health and in Disease, A. S. Leese reports that camels can generally carry from 240 up to 1200 pounds--which only "the very best animals" can manage. The record for ...read more

  • Pharmaceutical Companies Are Reaping A Windfall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Pharmaceutical companies are reaping a windfall for drugs for low income people under the new Medicare Part D drug program. The law exempts Part D drugs from “best price” rebates drug makers have been required to give to the state Medicaid programs since ‘91. U.S. ...read more

  • Today Shoppers Follow Two Different Tracks: ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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    Today shoppers follow two different tracks: necessities shopping where convenience and price are key and recreational shopping where a fun experience is sought. From ‘97 to ‘02, the share of retail sales credited to the 50 largest U.S. retailers grew from 25.7% to 31.7%. The new model is to ...read more

  • God Only Knows

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    GOD ONLY KNOWS William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933. One year just before Christmas he was marking an examination paper, Phelps came across the note: "God only knows the answer to this question. Merry ...read more

  • God's Resources

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 31, 2011
     | 2,521 views

    GOD'S RESOURCES Imagine if I had two checkbooks sent to me and I could use either one. One was connected to my account and the other to Bill Gates. If I was going to buy a new Rolls Royce this week, then how foolish would it be to even try to use mine. ...read more

  • Geddie's Mission

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 2, 2012
     | 3,233 views

    GEDDIE'S MISSION Dr. John Geddie was a Scots-Canadian missionary who was known as "the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." In 1848 he pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, Aneityum (Anatom) and worked there for God for 24 years. On the tablet erected to his memory ...read more

  • A Youth Pastor Is Trying To Get His Regular ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 15, 2008
     | 1,540 views

    A youth pastor is trying to get his regular students to reach out to those who are new or do not have friends in the group. After asking some of the teens why they don’t make more of an effort, one regular teen said, "I didn’t even see them." ...read more

  • Media Wary 57% Of American Parents Are More ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Media Wary 57% of American parents are more concerned about their children’s overuse of media than smoking, drinking, sexual behavior, being overweight or developing eating disorders, finds a Common Sense Media poll. 68% think media influences the health and well-being of their kids with TV as ...read more

  • We Praise What We ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 2, 2008
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    We Praise What We Enjoy C.S. Lewis said: “I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment. It is not out of compliment that lovers keep on telling one another how beautiful they are; the delight is incomplete till ...read more

  • Canadian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
     | 1,025 views

    CANADIAN IMMIGRATION New Census Bureau data shows one in five Canadians is foreign-born. Between ’01 and ’07, the nation’s foreign-born population increased by 13.6%--four times the rate of the overall population. Australia (22%) is the only western country with a higher ...read more

  • Maybe It’s The Food

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 2, 2025
     | 94 views

    There’s a story about a little girl who went to work with her father, the president of a large pet-food company. Sales were dropping. Executives filled the boardroom arguing about packaging—new fonts, brighter colors, bolder slogans. In the middle of their debate, the ...read more

  • The Book That Saves

    Contributed by David Dunn on Nov 12, 2025
     | 81 views

    A soldier once wrote home from the front lines. In his letter he said, “They gave me a helmet for my head and armor for my chest, but the best protection I’ve found is the Book in my pocket.” That small New Testament had stopped a bullet meant for ...read more